​A $1 million loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. will help SIC Lazaro increase its workflow and address a cash flow problem that led to a lawsuit filed by an unpaid supplier, the company's chief financial officer said.

David Uihlein Jr. received praise from arena-funding skeptics, including Milwaukee Common Council president Ald. Michael Murphy, for proposing private funding over public funds for a new downtown arena at a site created by demolishing the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Milwaukee Theatre on West Kilbourn Avenue.